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Fire & Time - Works for Orchestra by Tarlow, Yip, Brings, Osterfield, Block / Martin Levicky, piano

1 CD / Navona / 2012-05-29

Works: Karen Tarlow: Kavanah; Stephen Yip: The Legendary Phoenix, for piano & orchestra; Allen Brings: Short Symphony no 1; Paul Osterfield: Monadnock, for orchestra; Steven D. Block: Shadows for orchestra;...
Performers: Levicky, Martin
Conductors: Titov, Alexander; Vronsky, Petr; Winstin, Robert Ian; Stankovsky, Robert; Rose, Gil
Ensemble: ; Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra; St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

A compilation featuring 6 American composers of orchestral works all united by an expansive and sublime musical vision. With programmatic influences ranging from Jungian philosophy,...continue...
Recording information: Kiev, Ukraine (02/12/2008); Olomouc, Czech Republic (02/12/2008); Slovak Radio Studios, Slovak National Republic (02/12/2008); St. Petersburg, Russia (02/12/2008); Warsaw, Polan...continue...

Violin Magic

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: Zdenek Fibich: At Twilight, Op. 39 "Summer Evening"; Václav Vackár: Remembering Zbiroh; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte; Claude Debussy: Beau soir; Johann Sebastian Ba...
Performers: Bouskova, Jana; Demeterova, Gabriela; Matlov, Tereza
Conductors: Chalupecky, Jan
Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Collegium

Elgar - A Self-Portrait / Irwin, Elder, Hallé Orchestra

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Edward Elgar: Froissart Overture, Op. 19; Dream Children, Op. 43; The Music Makers, Op. 69; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasie and Fugue for Organ in C minor, BWV 537
Performers: Irwin, Jane
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra; Hallé Orchestra Chorus

Mark Elder and Halle continue their journey through Elgar's work with this delightful CD. Froissart was Elgar's first large-scale composition for full orchestra....continue...

Shostakovich: Symphony no 5, etc / Skrowaczewski

2 CD / Halle Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 5 in D minor, Op. 47; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 is among the most frequently performed of 20th-century symphonies. He composed Symphony No. 5 after receiving much criticism in the press...continue...

Shostakovich: Symphonies nos 1 & 6 / Hallé Orchestra, Skrowaczewski

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; Symphony no 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Conductors: Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

Symphony No. 1 was written primarily by Shostakovich as a graduation exercise. It has been known to take listeners' breath away with its bewildering range...continue...

Strauss: Macbeth Lieder, etc / Schwanewilms

1 CD / Halle Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Richard Strauss: Don Juan, Op. 20; Die heil'gen drei Kön'ge aus Morgenland, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 56/6 (TrV 220/6); Lieder (8), Op. 49; Wiegenlied ("Träume, träume...
Performers: Schwanewilms, Anne

'Macbeth' is Strauss' first and least-known tone poem, which is surprising since it is a strong and dramatic piece. As with 'Macbeth', 'Don Juan' has...continue...

Elgar: Symphony no 1, etc / Elder, Rice, Hallé Orchestra, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55; In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture, Op. 50; In moonlight
Performers: Elder, Mark [Conductor]; Pooley, Tim; Rice, Christine
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

The Halle Orchestra gave the world premiere of Elgar’s First Symphony in December 1908. Hans Richter, arguably the greatest musical figure of his age (and...continue...

Elgar: Enigma Variations, Serenade, Cockaigne / Elder, Hallé

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20; Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 "In London Town"; Chanson de matin, Op. 15 no 2
Conductors: Elder, Mark
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

The Halle is associated with Elgar perhaps more than any other composer. His unique relationship with the Orchestra, together with recent acclaimed concert performances of...continue...

Elgar: Cello Concerto, Falstaff, Romance, etc / Elder, Schiff, et al

1 CD / Halle Records / 2008-11-11

Works: Edward Elgar: Falstaff, symphonic study for orchestra in C minor, Op. 68; Romance, for bassoon & orchestra (also arr. for cello & piano), Op. 62; Concerto for Cello; Smoking Cantata, musical joke for...
Performers: Salvage, Graham; Schiff, Heinrich

The Halle continues to celebrate its unique association with Elgar with the third "Elgar Edition" CD. Heinrich Schiff, one of the world’s most distinguished and...continue...

100 Best Romantic Classics

6 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2008-01-15

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Romeo & Juliet; Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a; Swan Lake; Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a; Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet; D...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bean, Hugh; Bergonzi, Carlo; Beroff, Michel; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Br...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Jansons, Mariss; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Kurtz, Efrem; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Temirkanov, Yuri; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Lanchbery, John; Ozawa, Seiji; Thompson, Bryden; Marriner, ...

This 6 CD set contains an unrivalled collection of 100 favourite romantic classics. Performed by some of the world?s leading artists. Among them are the...continue...

Baroque Pan Pipe - Albinoni, et al / Simion Stanciu Syrinx

2 CD / Cascavelle / 2006-05-01

Works: Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for Oboe in C major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Flutes in C major, RV 533; Tomaso Albinoni: Concertos à cinque (12), Op. 9; Luigi Boccherini: Concerto for Flut...
Performers: Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Stanciu Syrinx, Simion
Conductors: Berlingen, Jean-Pierre; Stoutz, Edmond de; Graf, Hans; Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: I Solisti Veneti; Normandy Orchestral Ensemble; Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

Ever since childhood Simion Stanciu, aka Syrinx, dedicated his life to music, playing the piano and violin. Then, at 14, he discovered the panpipe, and...continue...

For Your Life - For April Showers

1 CD / Decca / 2005-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; John Baston: Concerto for flute/recorder, strings & continuo, no 2 in...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gililov, Pavel; Jones, Philip; Kuchl, Rainer; Maisky, Mischa; Petri, Michala; Pinnock, Trevor; Schiff, Andras; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Sillito, Kenneth; Boskovsky, Willi; Rousset, Christophe; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pinnock, Trevor; Melkus, Eduard; Schiff, Andras; Schreier, Peter; Chung, Myung-Whun; Böhm, K...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boskovsky Ensemble; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Eduard Melkus; English Baroque Soloists; Les Talens Ly...

For Coffee Lovers

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Cantata no 211, "Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht," (Coffee Cantata), BWV 211 (BC G48); Cantata no 212, "Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet," ...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Altobelli, Enzo; Ayo, Felix; Bennett, William; Bylsma, Anner; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Garatti, Maria Teresa; Kirkby, Emma; Kremer, Gidon; Lester, Gabrie...
Conductors: Judd, James; Hogwood, Christopher; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; I Musici; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Felix Ayo, Kenneth Sillito (violin); Enzo Altobelli, Denis Vigay, Richard Lester , Julian Lloyd Webber, Anthony Pleeth (cello); William Bennett (flute); George Malcolm (harpsichord); Mari...continue...

Naxos - The First Fifteen Years (1987-2002)

1 CD / Naxos (USA) Import / 2002-06-18

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges: Work(s); Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 15...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Eisenlohr, Ulrich; Jando, Jeno; Kliegel, Maria; Nishizaki, Takako; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Trekel, Roman
Conductors: Humburg, Will; Monnard, Jean Francois; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Berger, Sven; ; Tintner, Georg
Ensemble: ; Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense; Ensemble Villanella; Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Kodály Quartet ; National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

Naxos celebrates 15 years of achievement in this special release, containing excerpts from critically acclaimed and prize-winning recordings. The list of composers represented range from...continue...

Sir George Martin Presents Bach and the Baroque

1 CD / Compendia / 2002-04-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, ...
Performers: Carney, Jonathan
Conductors: Carney, Jonathan